notfordman

Scarlet-Tech
The hydrocopper was just featured in a video, and it looks to be an FTW3 size PCB.

Do you have a link or any info, Scarlet? Thanks!! 
 
 

@ :39-40 seconds in, 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WgDjUGUeR4

I hope the hydrocopper will work on the Kingpin. I cant wait

SC2 Hydrocopper, not the FTW3 version, was just shown on Twitter by Jacob.

GTXJackBauer

Scarlet-Tech
SC2 Hydrocopper, not the FTW3 version, was just shown on Twitter by Jacob.

  Thanks for the heads up.
 

 

Oh thank goodness! I tried posting the pictures 7 or 8 times... I have 1 to 2 bars of 4g at work, and it wasn't working. Thank you for posting the picture.

And the SC and SC2 Hydro Coppers have been released.  

SC HC - Sold out / In Stock (2nd time)
 
SC2 HC - In Stock
 
Me - Not interested. 

GTXJackBauer
When did the FTW3 HC get released and sold out?!

I think it is just a "placeholder" on the 1080Ti page with the "auto notify" button. I was wondering myself and never seen an actual "add to cart button" available since it had been posted. <sarcasm on> So I added myself to the "auto notify" for when it is actually available and sold out before I get the notification I can buy one or 2. <sarcasm off> 

In stock now as of this post.

Verun
Can we be sure there will be a KingPin Hydro Copper?

Jacob said there would be.. all in due time (probably around when Volta launches.)

Verun
Can we be sure there will be a KingPin Hydro Copper?

i sure hope so

Verun
So what to go for? Won't a GTX 2080 be superior to the 1080 Ti Kingpin?

Of course it will, but do you want to start the waiting game over from scratch?

Verun
After the waiting game is before the waiting game. I'm just trying to figure out the best time to buy. :S

If you see something you want, you have to buy it in the electronics world. You will get buyers remorse right after buying, because something new will come out.

If you are looking to buy now, go with the FTW3. The K|ngp|n may be released soon, but you will continue to wait until stock is available, which could be a long time.

Verun
Sounds reasonable. Just wondering if the cherry picking of PCB for the Kingpin has already started and if, in that case, the FTW's may not be as OC friendly because the good stuff is reserved.
My current 980 FTW's are almost not at all OC-able. I can go 20 MHz higher then they become instable.
With the Kingpinit looks like the temps alone are the limit - getting to 2400 MHz via ln2. With the Hydro Copper I'd hope to be able to do way more OC than with the 980's. And regarding that I'm unsure if FTW is the way to go or only Kingpin.

A couple variables at stake.  Might need better cooling or in most cases, more voltage.  Bump the voltage as you go but obviously you won't be able to get too high.

As far as the Kingpin GPU is concerned, the PCB's are custom designed by world reknown OCer Kingpin.  He uses LN2 and likes to shatter world records.  

The GPU on the Kingpin will OC better than the rest of the line up but not sure how high.  Some reference GPU's can and possibly catch up to the Kingpin but that's a lotto risk you're will to take going cheaper than the hefty premium GPU which pretty much guarantees you a higher clock than the rest of tghe bunch but again, not sure how high.  Could be 50hz for all we know.

These cards are more for show, looks, benchmarking, custom and extreme cooling.

I didn't realize the Hydro FTW had a different power/VRM setup. EVGA really needs to advertise / photograph that stuff, I might've upgraded to the FTW Hydro if there is more hiding under the block. I only saw the paltry ~25mhz clock difference and laughed because it seemed like such a bad deal.